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Ensoniq ESQ1

Digital/Analog hybrid synth from 1986. 61 full size keys, 8 note polyphony, 3 digital oscillators per voice with 32 waveform types. 3 LFOs per voice, 4 Pole analog resonant filter (VCF) and 4 VCAs with 4 Envelopes. It has 40 internal patches and we have the RAM cartridge which allows for another 40,totaling to 80 patches in memory. Has been used by Skinny Puppy and Jean-Michel Jarre. The ESQ1 is one of only a few hardware synths with analog filters that features more than just a few microtuning banks, 40 programmable microtuning banks in this case, which is one of the keys to Aphex Twin's unique sonic characteristcs according to an interview of former Korg engineer Tatsuya Takahashi by Richard D. James. We have two ESQ1 synths at our studio and three total available for rent. Watch a demo here.